Even After Texas Primary, Romney Will Remain The 'Presumptive' Nominee : It's All Politics : NPR:
May 29, 2012 - "Romney will not have the 'bound' delegates he would need to win the GOP nomination, regardless of how well he does Tuesday night.
"According to the count by the website thegreenpapers.com, Romney goes into Texas with 907 bound delegates — those who are required by rules to vote for him through at least the first ballot.
"Texas awards its 152 available delegates proportionally to the popular vote. So even if Romney were to win 75 percent of the vote, that would provide him 114 more delegates — giving him a total of 1,021. That would mean he couldn't get to 1,144 until June 5, when California, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota all hold primaries."
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May 29, 2012 - "Romney will not have the 'bound' delegates he would need to win the GOP nomination, regardless of how well he does Tuesday night.
"According to the count by the website thegreenpapers.com, Romney goes into Texas with 907 bound delegates — those who are required by rules to vote for him through at least the first ballot.
"Texas awards its 152 available delegates proportionally to the popular vote. So even if Romney were to win 75 percent of the vote, that would provide him 114 more delegates — giving him a total of 1,021. That would mean he couldn't get to 1,144 until June 5, when California, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota all hold primaries."
Read more: http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/05/29/153932754/even-after-texas-primary-romney-will-remain-the-presumptive-nominee
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